Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th October 2022

Atletico Madrid go up against Bayer Leverkusen this coming Wednesday in a game played out at Civitas Metropolitano. Tension is heating up as we have reached the penultimate round of the Champions League group stages.

We are entering the penultimate round of group games and Atletico Madrid rank as number three with four points, while Bayer Leverkusen sit as number four, looking at three points.

Atletico Madrid go into their fifth Champions League group match on four points meaning. To see the next round, they need to go all-in chasing a win. A draw is probably not enough to stay in the race for advancement, unless Lady Luck is on their side. A third place finish is still a possibility, but the hosts want to stay in this tournament.

Bayer Leverkusen arrive at their fifth Champions League match with three points to show for their efforts. It means they need a win to see the next stage, while a draw probably will not do. At least not for the Champions League, but a third place could see them chasing other opportunities.

Atletico Madrid go into their next Champions League match, averaging a humble 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding ten goals. That amounts to an average of one per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 20 goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of two goals per match.

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Atletico Madrid form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid won 0-1 against Athletic Bilbao, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano. They were back on top last time out, defeating Real Betis 1-2. Atletico Madrid only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Civitas Metropolitano in the Champions League. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

In their previous three games, Bayer Leverkusen lost 0-3 and 5-1 against FC Porto and Eintracht, respectively, before drawing 2-2 with Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring seven time and letting in two.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Atletico Madrid welcome Bayer Leverkusen this coming Wednesday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

At the time of writing, Atletico Madrid have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

Thomas Lemar, Koke and Marcos Llorente are all absent from the Atletico Madrid squad that faces Bayer Leverkusen at Civitas Metropolitano.

Bayer Leverkusen are looking at six players missing out on their match on Wednesday at Civitas Metropolitano.

Charles Aranguiz, Patrik Schick, Sardar Azmoun, Exequiel Palacios, Karim Bellarabi and Florian Wirtz all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Atletico Madrid in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-1, respectively. The previous nine matches were equally split between these two sides. Atletico Madrid won three and Bayer Leverkusen won three matches. However, Bayer Leverkusen did manage a 2-0 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 4.33.

In the past nine matches between home side Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1.80.

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Antoine Griezmann hit the target once in six Champions League, while Sven Bender scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both'll be hoping to double that at Civitas Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid claimed a win five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Atletico Madrid on the scoreboard this coming Wednesday with Bayer Leverkusen managing just a single one clean sheet in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last nine encounters between these two rivals. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.32 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 1.21 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Atletico Madrid’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of the last ten matches Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.